1 evolution diversity of life. 2 history of evolutionary thought
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EvolutionEvolutionDiversity of LifeDiversity of Life
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History of History of Evolutionary Evolutionary
ThoughtThought
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Charles Darwin Charles Darwin the Naturalistthe Naturalist
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Voyage of the BeagleVoyage of the Beagle
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin Born Feb. 12, 1809Born Feb. 12, 1809 Joined Crew of HMS Joined Crew of HMS
Beagle, 1831Beagle, 1831 NaturalistNaturalist 5 Year Voyage 5 Year Voyage
around worldaround world Avid Collector of Avid Collector of
Flora & FaunaFlora & Fauna Astounded By Astounded By
Variety of LifeVariety of Life
5A reconstruction of the HMS Beagle sailing off Patagonia.A reconstruction of the HMS Beagle sailing off Patagonia.
Darwin’s Voyage of Darwin’s Voyage of DiscoveryDiscovery
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Darwin Left England in Darwin Left England in 18311831
Darwin returned 5 years later in 1836Darwin returned 5 years later in 1836
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HMS Beagle’s VoyageHMS Beagle’s Voyage
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The Galapagos The Galapagos IslandsIslands
Small Group of Islands 1000 Small Group of Islands 1000 km West of South Americakm West of South America
Very Different ClimatesVery Different Climates Animals On Islands UniqueAnimals On Islands Unique
»TortoisesTortoises»IguanasIguanas»FinchesFinches
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Darwin’s Darwin’s Observations & Observations &
ConclusionsConclusionsThe Struggle for The Struggle for
ExistenceExistence
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Darwin’s ObservationsDarwin’s Observations Patterns of Diversity Patterns of Diversity
were shownwere shown Unique Adaptations in Unique Adaptations in
organismsorganisms Species of Uneven Species of Uneven
Distribution Distribution »In Australia there In Australia there are Kangaroos, but are Kangaroos, but No RabbitsNo Rabbits
»S. America, LlamasS. America, Llamas
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Darwin’s ObservationsDarwin’s Observations
Collected Both Collected Both Living Living Organisms & Organisms & Fossils Fossils
Fossils Fossils included:included:»TrilobitesTrilobites»Giant Ground Giant Ground Sloth of South Sloth of South AmericaAmericaThese species NO longer exists.These species NO longer exists.
What had happened to them?What had happened to them?
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Evidence for Evolution – The Fossil RecordEvidence for Evolution – The Fossil Record
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DefinitioDefinitionn
• Evolution is the slow , gradual change in a population of organisms over time
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Darwin’s ObservationsDarwin’s Observations
Left unchecked, the number of organisms of each species will increase exponentially, generation to generation
In nature, populations tend to remain stable in size
Competition can occur when Environmental resources are limited
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Darwin’s ConclusionDarwin’s Conclusion• Production of excess
indivudals within a given environment leads to a struggle for existence among individuals
• Only a fraction of offspring survive each generation
• Survival of the Fittest
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Darwin’s ObservationsDarwin’s Observations• Individuals of a
population vary extensively in their characteristics with no two individuals being exactly alike.• Much of this
variation between individuals is inheritable.
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Darwin’s ConclusionDarwin’s Conclusion
• Individuals who inherit characteristics most fit for their environment are likely to leave more offspring than less fit individuals
• Called Natural Selection
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•The unequal ability of individuals The unequal ability of individuals to survive and reproduce leads to to survive and reproduce leads to a gradual change in a population, a gradual change in a population, with favorable characteristics with favorable characteristics accumulating over generations accumulating over generations (natural selection)(natural selection)•New species evolveNew species evolve
Darwin’Darwin’s s
Theory Theory of of
EvolutioEvolutionn
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Ideas That Shaped Ideas That Shaped Darwin’s ThinkingDarwin’s Thinking
Thomas MalthusThomas Malthus
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Population GrowthPopulation Growth
Thomas MalthusThomas Malthus, 1798, 1798 EconomistEconomist Observed Observed Babies Being Born Babies Being Born
Faster Than People Were Faster Than People Were DyingDying
Population size Population size limited by limited by resourcesresources such as the Food such as the Food SupplySupply
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The Struggle for The Struggle for ExistenceExistence
Malthus’ Influence:– High Birth Rates & Limited High Birth Rates & Limited
Resources Would Force Life & Resources Would Force Life & Death CompetitionDeath Competition
Each Species Struggles For:– FoodFood– Living SpaceLiving Space– MatesMates
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Population GrowthPopulation Growth
MalthusMalthus Reasoned Reasoned That If The Human That If The Human Population Population Continued To Grow Continued To Grow UncheckedUnchecked, Sooner , Sooner or Later There Would or Later There Would Be Be Insufficient Living Insufficient Living Space & FoodSpace & Food For For EveryoneEveryone
Death Rate Will Death Rate Will Increase To Balance Increase To Balance Population sizePopulation size & & Food SupplyFood Supply
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Population GrowthPopulation Growth Darwin Realized Darwin Realized
Malthus’s Principles Malthus’s Principles Were Visible In Were Visible In NatureNature
Plants & Animals Plants & Animals Produce Far More Produce Far More Offspring Than Can Offspring Than Can Be SupportedBe Supported– Most DieMost Die– If They Didn’t – Earth If They Didn’t – Earth
Would Be Overrun Would Be Overrun
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Common Descent with Common Descent with ModificationModification
Darwin proposed Darwin proposed that organisms that organisms descended from descended from common ancestorscommon ancestors
Idea that Idea that organisms change organisms change their form over their form over timetime
This causes This causes evolution of new evolution of new speciesspecies
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Darwin’s Theory of Darwin’s Theory of EvolutionEvolution
Organisms Change Organisms Change OverTimeOverTime
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Natural Selection Natural Selection is Natural Selection is
the Driving forcethe Driving force for evolution.for evolution.
During the struggle During the struggle for resources, for resources, strongest survive & strongest survive & repce. THUS-repce. THUS-
#26. Those that are #26. Those that are the strongest and the strongest and most fit.most fit.
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Publication of “On The Publication of “On The Origin of Species”Origin of Species”
Upon His Return To England, Upon His Return To England, Darwin Developed His Darwin Developed His Observations Into The Theory of Observations Into The Theory of EvolutionEvolution
But He But He Did Not Publish For Did Not Publish For 25 Years25 Years – –
Why?Why?
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Publication of “On The Publication of “On The Origin of Species”Origin of Species”
He Refused To Publish He Refused To Publish Until He Received An Essay Until He Received An Essay From From Alfred WallaceAlfred Wallace– Fellow NaturalistFellow Naturalist– Independently Developed Independently Developed
The Same TheoryThe Same Theory– After 25 Years, Someone After 25 Years, Someone
Else Had Come To The Else Had Come To The Same Conclusions From Same Conclusions From Their Observations Of Their Observations Of NatureNature
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Natural Variation and Natural Variation and Artificial SelectionArtificial Selection
Natural VariationNatural Variation– Differences Among Differences Among
Individuals Of A SpeciesIndividuals Of A Species Artificial SelectionArtificial Selection
– Selective Breeding To Selective Breeding To Enhance Desired Traits Enhance Desired Traits Among Stock or CropsAmong Stock or Crops
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Origin of SpeciesOrigin of Species
Concepts and ControversyConcepts and Controversy
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Evolution By Natural Evolution By Natural Selection ConceptsSelection Concepts
The Struggle for ExistenceThe Struggle for Existence (compete for food, mates, space, (compete for food, mates, space, water, etc.)water, etc.)
Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest (strongest (strongest able to survive and reproduce)able to survive and reproduce)
Descent with Modification Descent with Modification (new (new species arise from common species arise from common ancestor replacing less fit ancestor replacing less fit species)species)
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Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest
Fitness– Ability of an Individual To Ability of an Individual To
Survive & ReproduceSurvive & Reproduce Adaptation
– Inherited Characteristic Inherited Characteristic That Increases an That Increases an Organisms Chance for Organisms Chance for SurvivalSurvival
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Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest
Adaptations Can Be:»Physical
Speed, Camouflage, Claws, Speed, Camouflage, Claws, Quills, etc.Quills, etc.
– BehavioralBehavioral»Solitary, Herds, Packs, Solitary, Herds, Packs, Activity, etc.Activity, etc.
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Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest
Fitness Is Central To The Is Central To The Process Of EvolutionProcess Of Evolution
Individuals With Low FitnessIndividuals With Low Fitness– DieDie– Produce Few OffspringProduce Few Offspring
Survival of the Fittest
AKA AKA Natural Selection
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Survival of the FittestSurvival of the Fittest
Key ConceptOver Time, Natural Over Time, Natural Selection Results In Selection Results In Changes In The Inherited Changes In The Inherited Characteristics Of A Characteristics Of A Population. These Changes Population. These Changes Increase A Species Fitness Increase A Species Fitness In Its EnvironmentIn Its Environment
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Natural SelectionNatural Selection
Cannot Be Seen DirectlyCannot Be Seen Directly It Can Only Be Observed As It Can Only Be Observed As
Changes In A Population Changes In A Population Over Many Successive Over Many Successive GenerationsGenerations– RadiationRadiation– Fossil RecordFossil Record
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Descent With Descent With ModificationModification
Takes Place Over Takes Place Over Long Periods of Time of Time
Natural Selection Can Be Natural Selection Can Be Observed As Changes In As Changes In– Body StructuresBody Structures– Ecological NichesEcological Niches– HabitatsHabitats
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Descent With Descent With ModificationModification
Species Species Today Look Different From Their From Their AncestorsAncestors
Each Living Species HasEach Living Species Has– DescendedDescended– With ChangesWith Changes– From Other SpeciesFrom Other Species– Over TimeOver Time
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Descent With Descent With ModificationModification
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Descent With Descent With ModificationModification
ImpliesImplies– All Living Organisms Are RelatedAll Living Organisms Are Related– Single Tree of LifeSingle Tree of Life
»DNA, Body Structures, Energy DNA, Body Structures, Energy SourcesSources
Common Descent– All Species, Living & Extinct, All Species, Living & Extinct,
Were Derived From Common Were Derived From Common AncestorsAncestors
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Opposition to EvolutionOpposition to Evolution
• The upheaval surrounding evolution began with Darwin’s publication of On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection
• The debate continues nearly 150 years later
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Theory of Evolution Theory of Evolution TodayToday
Supporting EvidenceSupporting Evidence
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Homologous StructuresHomologous Structures
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Evidence for Evolution - Comparative Embryology
Similarities In Embryonic Development
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SequenceSequence
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Evolution Evolution of of
pesticide pesticide resistancresistanc
e in e in response response
to to selectionselection
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Evidence for Evolution – Evolution Observed
Evolution of drug-resistance in HIV
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Evidence for Evolution – Evolution Observed
Selection against small guppies results in an increase in average size
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Evolutionary Time Scales
Macroevolution: Long time Long time scale events scale events
that create and that create and destroy destroy species.species.
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Microevolution:
Short time scale events
(generation-to-generation) that
change the genotypes and phenotypes of
populations
Evolutionary Time Scales
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Evidence of EvolutionEvidence of EvolutionKey Concept
Darwin Argued That Living Things Darwin Argued That Living Things Have Been Evolving On Earth For Have Been Evolving On Earth For Millions of YearsMillions of Years. Evidence For This . Evidence For This Process Could Be Found In:Process Could Be Found In:
– The The Fossil RecordFossil Record– The The Geographical DistributionGeographical Distribution of of
Living SpeciesLiving Species– Homologous StructuresHomologous Structures of Living of Living
OrganismsOrganisms– Similarities In Similarities In Early DevelopmentEarly Development
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Fossil RecordFossil Record
Earth is Earth is Billions of Years OldBillions of Years Old Fossils In Different Layers of Fossils In Different Layers of
Rock (sedimentary Rock Rock (sedimentary Rock Strata) Showed Evidence Of Strata) Showed Evidence Of Gradual Change Over TimeGradual Change Over Time
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Geographic Distribution Geographic Distribution of Living Speciesof Living Species
Different Different Animals On Animals On Different Different Continents But Continents But Similar Similar Adaptations To Adaptations To Shared Shared EnvironmentsEnvironments
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Homologous Body Homologous Body StructuresStructures
Scientists Noticed Animals With Scientists Noticed Animals With Backbones (Vertebrates) Had Backbones (Vertebrates) Had Similar Bone StructureSimilar Bone Structure
May May Differ In Form or FunctionDiffer In Form or Function Limb Bones Develop In Similar Limb Bones Develop In Similar
PatternsPatterns»Arms, Wings, Legs, FlippersArms, Wings, Legs, Flippers
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Homologous Body Homologous Body StructuresStructures
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Homologous Body Homologous Body StructuresStructures
Not All Serve Important Not All Serve Important FunctionsFunctions– Vestigial OrgansVestigial Organs
» Appendix In ManAppendix In Man» Legs On SkinksLegs On Skinks
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Similarities In Early Similarities In Early DevelopmentDevelopment
Embryonic Structures Of Embryonic Structures Of Different Species Show Different Species Show Significant SimilaritiesSignificant Similarities
EmbryoEmbryo – early stages of – early stages of vertebrate developmentvertebrate development
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Human Fetus – 5 weeksHuman Fetus – 5 weeks
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Chicken Turtle
Rat